Reducing Violence

• National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Their Children
  The Australian Government is committed to reducing all violence in our communities, including domestic violence and sexual assault which are among the most pervasive forms of violence.

• Defining the data challenge for family, domestic and sexual violence
  The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has developed a paper, Defining the data challenge for family, domestic  and sexual violence. A summary document has also been  developed which describes the same information in less technical terms. The paper delivers on the commitment made by all governments under the National  Plan to Reduce Violence against  Women and their Children 20 10-2022 to develop a National  Data Collection and Reporting Framework on domestic  violence and sexual assault (data framework). The ABS paper sets the scene for developing nationally consistent data on this type of violence and is the first deliverable under the data framework project.

• Women, Domestic and Family Violence and Homelessness: A Synthesis Report
  Domestic and family violence related homelessness is a widespread and growing problem in Australia. Every year Australian women and children have their lives and housing disrupted because of domestic and family violence.

• Trafficking of women for sexual purposes
  As a relatively new crime type, information and knowledge about trafficking in persons is still emerging. The AIC first examined the issue in 1999 as part of the United Nations Global Programme against Trafficking in Persons.

• The Cost of Domestic Violence to the Australian Economy
  The objective of this report was to undertake an accurate and comprehensive estimation of the costs of domestic violence to the Australian economy.

• The Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health - Health and experiences of violence among young women
  Violence against women is associated with serious reproductive outcomes.

• Non-Reporting and Hidden Recording of Sexual Assault
  An international literature review on the non-reporting and hidden recording of sexual assaults perpetrated against females aged 16 years and older

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